Yesterday, at the end of a test run for the Prohibition tour, we found ourselves at Tomo’s bar, where I plan to finish every tour with a tasting of Glenfarclas 10. Everyone had already dispersed, and it was just Tanny, my beloved, and me, absorbing the feelings of this new […]
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Whisky Tasting Evening: Discovering Lochlea and Penderyn
Listen, the beauty of these experiences is that we are all tabula rasa. We don’t know or understand the reputation of a distillery or a particular region in Scotland. We come to taste, and it was simply wonderful. The two Davids were fantastic speakers. They weren’t overwhelming or theatrical. They […]
Read MoreHonoring Astrud Gilberto with a Sip of Balvenie 16
Since I won’t be able to delve into the amazing experience everyone will have at Gil Firth’s closed distilleries workshop this week, I’ll dive into a different topic… Last week, we lost Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer who brought samba and bossa nova to us in the most accessible way. […]
Read MoreAn Evening with Koji-Infused Japanese Whisky
On Thursday evening, we hosted George at the Whiskey Club for a Japanese whisky night themed around Koji. I know Koji the dog, but what on earth is Koji? As it turns out, Koji, which the Doc 😍 has mentioned several times, is a type of mold applied to rice […]
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